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adjective
1.
capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.: a versatile writer.
2.
having or capable of many uses: a versatile tool.
3.
Botany. attached at or near the middle so as to swing freely, as an anther.
4.
Zoology. turning either forward or backward: a versatile toe.
5.
variable or changeable, as in feeling, purpose, or policy: versatile moods.
Origin:
1595–1605; < Latin versātilis revolving, many-sided, equivalent to versāt(us) (past participle of versāre, frequentative of vertere to turn; see verse, -ate1) + -ilis -ile
1595–1605; < Latin versātilis revolving, many-sided, equivalent to versāt(us) (past participle of versāre, frequentative of vertere to turn; see verse, -ate1) + -ilis -ile
Related forms
ver·sa·tile·ly, adverb
ver·sa·til·i·ty, ver·sa·tile·ness, noun
non·ver·sa·til·i·ty, noun
un·ver·sa·tile, adjective
un·ver·sa·tile·ly, adverb
EXPANDSynonyms
1, 2. adaptable, all-around. 2. handy.
1, 2. adaptable, all-around. 2. handy.
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Word Origin & History
versatile
1605, from L. versatilis "turning, revolving, moving, capable of turning to varied subjects or tasks," from pp. stem of versare "keep turning, be engaged in something, turn over in the mind," frequentative of vertere "to turn" (see versus).
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